Public Works and Infrastructure
Department of Public Works audit action plan, with Deputy Minister
17 Oct 2017
The Department of Public Works (DPW) presented a three-part plan of action to deal with the issues raised by the Auditor General of South Africa (AGSA) in its findings regarding the performance of the DPW and its entity, the Property Management Trading Entity (PMTE) during the past financial year.
Following ...
Economic Development
Minister of Economic Development on Presidential Infrastructure Coordination Commission
10 Oct 2017
The Minister of Economic Development reported on the work by the Presidential Infrastructure Coordination Commission (PICC). He pointed out that PICC is the executive’s tool for monitoring the implementation and impact of infrastructural development on the economy. It is a planning and coordinating body. It is neither a funding structure; ...
Public Works and Infrastructure
Department of Public Works and PMTE 2016/17 Annual Report, with Minister & Deputy Minister
5 Oct 2017
The Committee received briefings from the Department of Public Works (DWP) and Property Management Trading Entity (PMTE) on the Annual Report of 2016/17 financial year in the presence of the Minister and the Deputy Minister.
The Department indicated that the 2016/17 Annual Report was presented in the ...
Public Works and Infrastructure
Public Works, CBE, PMTE 2016/17 Annual Reports, Auditor-General input; with Minister and Deputy
3 Oct 2017
The Minister of Public Works highlighted the Department’s policy priority areas, and said its goal was to contribute to the development of a sustainable economy through infrastructure development and maintenance. This development would be guided by the concept of transformation, which would aim at creating employment and ...
Public Works and Infrastructure
Committee Oversight Report of Western Cape Small Harbours; Expropriation Bill inputs by National House of Traditional Leaders
5 Sep 2017
The Portfolio Committee on Public Works met to be briefed by the Parliamentary Legal Services (PLS) on the legal implications of the letter from the President on the return of the Expropriation Bill.
The Parliamentary legal advisor said the version of the Bill that had been returned by the President ...
Public Works and Infrastructure
Public Works Turnaround Strategy: Efficiency Enhancement Phase 2
22 Aug 2017
The Department of Public Works (DPW) together with the Property Management Trading Entity (PMTE) briefed the Committee on progress concerning Phase II of the Turnaround Strategy.
The PMTE currently managed what was traditionally the core business of DPW and today represented the largest real estate portfolio in the country. As ...
NCOP Economic and Business Development
Public Works on its reviewed Annual Performance Plan; Stakeholder consultation, with Deputy Minister
20 Jun 2017
The Committee met with senior officials of the Department of Public Works (DPW), including Deputy Minister Jeremy Cronin and the DG of the Department, to be briefed on the reviewed Strategic Plans and 2017/18 Annual Performance Plans (APP) of the Department and the Property Management Trading Entity (PMTE). Prior to ...
Public Works and Infrastructure
Umsunduzi Municipality irregular expenditure: IDT briefing on remedial action
30 May 2017
The Independent Development Trust (IDT) appeared before the Portfolio Committee on Public Works to shed light on the irregularities uncovered on IDT projects implemented at the Umsunduzi Local Municipality (ULM), where systematic corruption had been identified following a forensic investigation and a tightening up of the whistle-blowing processes.
The IDT ...
Public Works and Infrastructure
Use of consultants: Public Works & PMTE briefing
23 May 2017
The Department of Public Works (DPW) with the Deputy Minister in attendance, convened with the Portfolio Committee on Public Works to present the use of consultants by the Department and by the Property Management Trading Entity (PMTE).
In November 2011, the then Minister commissioned a rapid diagnostic on the state ...
Public Service and Administration
30-day payment to service providers by DPW & DPME, with Deputy Ministers present ; Service Delivery Challenges: Centre for Public Service Innovation briefing
15 Mar 2017
Two presentations were made to the Portfolio Committee on the 30 day payment of service providers. The Chairperson dismissed any reports by Departments whose Executive leadership was not present at the meeting – this included the Departments of Home Affairs, Water and Sanitation and Rural Development and Land Reform. She, ...